[20040630]RS20687_失业补偿金：生育或收养子女休假期间的福利.pdf

Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS20687Updated June 30, 2004Unemployment Compensation: Benefits While on Leave for the Birth or Adoption of a ChildCelinda FrancoSpecialist in Social LegislationDomestic Social Policy DivisionSummaryOn June 13, 2000, the Department of Labor (DOL) published a final regulation thatallowed states to use their unemployment compensation (UC) systems to provide cashbenefits to parents who take unpaid leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act(FMLA) or other approved unpaid leave, or otherwise take time off from employmentafter the birth or adoption of a child. The final regulation establishing the voluntaryprogram, the Birth and Adoption UC (BAA-UC) Experiment, went into effect onAugust 14, 2000. States were required to elect this voluntary program by enactinglegislation to make BAA-UC a part of their UC programs. No state passed such a BAA-UC law, although California passed a related law authorizing paid family and medicalleave under certain circumstances, including the birth or adoption of a child, beginningin July 2004. The BAA-UC program was highly controversial, with